LOVILOTTE v. STATE

No. 52786.

550 S.W.2d 75 (1977)

Earl James LOVILOTTE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold J. Laine, Jr., Port Arthur, court appointed, Walter M. Sekaly, Beaumont, court appointed, for appellant.

Tom Hanna, Dist. Atty., and John R. DeWitt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Beaumont, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

Lovilotte appeals from a conviction for the delivery of heroin. The jury assessed his punishment at twenty-five years. His only contention is that reversible error was committed when the prosecutor asked a reputation witness a "did you know" instead of a "have you heard" question which could not be cured by an instruction by the judge to disregard it. We overrule that contention and affirm.

Officer Joseph Payne of the Calcasieu...

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